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Updated: 9:11 AM CDT May 8, 2020

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FACILITY IN KANSAS CITY NORTH SUPPORTING A OUTBREAK OF COVID-19. BEEP SIGHS MATT EVANS IS LIVE THIS MORNING IN THAT THE NEW CLUSTER FORMING JUST A WEEK BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TO REOPEN. YEAH, ROB. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING FOR CITY LEADERS BECAUSE THIS COMES JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CITY LEADERS ALLOWED SOME BUSINESSES TO REOPEN A SOFT REOPENING DAY SOME OF THOSE NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY HERE IN KANSAS CITY, AND WE’RE ALSO ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THE STATE HOME ORDER EXPIRING IN KANSAS CITY AND MORE NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES SCHEDULED TO OPEN UP. SO THIS NEW CLUSTER OF CASES A VERY CONCERNING TO BOTH CITY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT LEADERS. THIS CLUSTER IS JUST OF THE RIVER. MACWRITE PLAZA AT BRIARCLIFF A SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY ON NORTHWEST ELLISON ROAD, THE CITY IS NOW CONFIRMED 11 CASES AT THAT FACILITY WHICH INCLUDES SEVEN RESIDENTS AND FOR STAFF MEMBERS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TO COMPLETE TESTING ON ALL THE STAFF IN ALL 80 OF THE RESIDENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY. BUT SINCE THOSE TEST RESULTS AREN’T BACK IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW FAR THE OUTBREAK IS GONE BOTH INSIDE THE MACWRITE FACILITY AND INTO THE KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY LEADER OF THE KANSAS CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DR. REX ARCHER SAYS, THIS OUTBREAK IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY IT REMAINS SO IMPORTANT TO VIGILANT AS PARTS OF OUR AREA BEGIN TO REOPEN AS I WOULDN’T GO AND PARTICIPATE IN A BUSINESS THAT WASN’T PROVIDING MASS FOR THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES AND WASN’T REQUIRING THE CUSTOMERS TO HAVE MASKS ON. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY WAS GOING TO ISSUE GUIDELINES FOR SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES LIKE BARS AND RESTAURANTS THAT WILL BE ALLOWED TO REOPEN ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, BUT NOW AFTER THIS OUTBREAK AT THE MACWRITE FACILITY AND AN OUTBREAK AT TRIUMPH FOODS, AND ST. JOSEPH WHERE MANY OF THOSE EMPLOYEES LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI CITY LEADERS ARE UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY IS READY AND PREPARED TO GO TO THIS NEXT PPHASE OF REOPENING REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY THIS MORNING MATT EVANS KMBC 9 ALL RIGHT, MATT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR ME WHILE THE STATE OF MISSOURI IS REPORTING 239 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ALONG WITH 22 DEATHS NOW THAT BRINGS THE STATEWIDE TOTAL TO MORE THAN 90 300 CASES 418 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. CANNES IS REPORTING 410 NEW CASES A HUNDRED FOUR OF THOSE ARE COMING FROM LEAVENWORTH COUNTY HOME OF THE LANSING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ALSO REPORTING THREE NEW DEATHS STATEWIDE FOR A TOTAL OF 147 AND TASTY CONTINUES FOR PEOPLE IN JACKSON COUNTY AND, KANSAS. CITY MISSOURI TODAY ALL WEEK TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER’S HAVE HELD UP MOBILE TESTING AT DIFFERENT PLACES AROUND TOWN TODAY HEALTH CARE WORKERS WILL BE AT RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL. YOU NEED TO CALL AHEAD AND TALK WITH A NURSE TO GET TESTED NUMBER TO CALL IS EIGHT ONE SIX FOUR. OH FOUR CARE. WELL BEARS REPEATING AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT COVID-19 THE CDC CONTINUES UPDATING ITS LIST OF POTENTIAL SYMPTOMS AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR TO STAY SAFE RIGHT NOW DOCTORS SAY SYMPTOMS COULD INCLUDE FEVER A COUGH SHORTNESS OF BREATH CHILLS MUSCLE PAIN SORE THROAT AND A NEW LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELL THAT LIST IS NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL MESSAGE HERE. KEEP AN EYE ON HOW YOU’RE FEELING IF YOU DON’T FEEL WELL WHEN IN DOUBT CALL YOUR DOCTOR LISA BREAKING NEWS NOW WE WANT TO REPORT TO YOU AS PROMISED THE US GOVERNMENT JUST LEAST THE APRIL JOBS REPORT IT SHOWS 14.7 PERCENT OF AMERICANS ARE NOW OUT OF WORK. THAT IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION MORE THAN 20 MILLION AMERICANS LOST THEIR JOBS IN APRIL. WELL, IT’S JOBLESS RATES ACTUALLY NOT AS BAD AS MANY EXPERTS PREDICTED. IT WOULD BE WE’LL BE TRACKING THE IMPACT ON WALL STREET WHEN IT OPENS COMING UP IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND HERE AT HOME IN MISSOURI MORE THAN 49 AT THOUSAND WORKERS FILED FOR HELPLESS WEAK PUSHING THE STATEWIDE TOTAL TO MORE THAN A HALF MILLION PEOPLE KANSAS 18,000 MORE PEOPLE FILED. AND WE ARE LEARNING THAT LEADERS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ARE CONSIDERING DROPPING A 10 PERCENT OCCUPANCY LIMITED FOR KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI RESTAURANTS. WE KNOW THEY’RE LOOKING INTO REQUIRING SIX FEET BETWEEN TABLES AND RESTAURANTS USING EVERY OTHER BOOTH AND PLACES THAT DON’T HAVE THEM JASON PRIER THE OWNER OF PIZZA 51 ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MANY BUSINESSES WILL LOOK DIFFERENT THE NEXT TIME YOU VISIT. OH YOUR SELF SERVE YOUR BUFFETS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE MIGHT NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS FAST AS SOME OTHER CONCEPTS. I ALSO THINK 70 RESTAURANTS WILL START HANDING OUT SINGLE-USE CONDIMENTS INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM AT THE TABLE CHANGES COULD GO INTO EFFECT WHEN THEY KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI STATE HOMEOWNER IS LIFTED RIGHT NOW. THAT’S A WEEK FROM TODAY. WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE DENTIST SOON. YOU SHOULD EXPECT SOME CHANGE IN THE OFFICE IS ACROSS THE MODULE WILL HAVE SOFT FURRY OPENINGS NEXT WEEK ACCORDED DENTAL CARE ANIMATION PART OF THE NEW PROCEDURES WILL INCLUDE LOTS OF CLEANING AND DISINFECTING AND PATIENTS WAITING IN THEIR CARS INSTEAD OF THE WAITING ROOM. DR. PATRICIA. HALFORD SAYS SAYS THAT EMPLOYEES ALSO BE TAKING PERSONAL. ACTIVE MEASURES UP A NOTCH THE STAFF WILL BE WEARING SURGICAL CAP SURGICAL GOWNS SHIELDS RESPIRATORS ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO LIMIT THEIR EXPOSURE AND IN TURN LIMIT OUR PATIENTS EXPOSURE. DR. ALFRED SAYS THEY ARE USING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO RESCHEDULE POSTPONE APPOINTMENTS FO

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Coronavirus hospitalizations declining in St. Louis; new concerns in KC

Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus have reached their lowest level since mid-April in the St. Louis area, the region of Missouri hit hardest by the pandemic.Meanwhile, an outbreak at a senior living facility and a rise in cases in Kansas City are threatening to slow the next phase of that city's reopening.The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force said Thursday that 596 people diagnosed with or believed to have COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, were hospitalized Thursday, the lowest number since April 11. The number of people in intensive care units and using ventilators also is declining.The task force said the seven-day average for hospitalizations was 646, down from a peak of 706 on April 21.About half of Missouri's 9,341 confirmed cases, and two-thirds of the 418 deaths, have occurred in St. Louis city and county. While most of Missouri reopened non-essential businesses starting Monday, stay-at-home orders remain in effect in St. Louis city and county until May 18.For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up after two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The Kansas City Star reported that an outbreak of cases at a senior living facility has officials reconsidering whether to allow restaurants, bars and other large facilities to reopen next week.Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said public health officials are testing residents and staff at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff, where seven residents and four staff members tested positive. The facility is home to 80 residents.Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer said he thought the city had “more cases this week than we’ve had any other week since this outbreak started.”Lucas said the Health Department had planned to issue guidance Friday for the reopening of restaurants, bars, gyms, museums, the Kansas City Zoo, city-operated playgrounds and government buildings. Now, he said, it’s unclear whether those businesses can reopen as scheduled on May 15.Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis can resume public masses starting May 18, Archbishop Robert Carlson said Thursday night. Public masses have been suspended within the archdiocese since March 16.The decision will be left up to each individual parish pastor, according to a news release.

ST. LOUIS (AP) —

Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus have reached their lowest level since mid-April in the St. Louis area, the region of Missouri hit hardest by the pandemic.

Meanwhile, an outbreak at a senior living facility and a rise in cases in Kansas City are threatening to slow the next phase of that city's reopening.

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The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force said Thursday that 596 people diagnosed with or believed to have COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, were hospitalized Thursday, the lowest number since April 11. The number of people in intensive care units and using ventilators also is declining.

The task force said the seven-day average for hospitalizations was 646, down from a peak of 706 on April 21.

About half of Missouri's 9,341 confirmed cases, and two-thirds of the 418 deaths, have occurred in St. Louis city and county. While most of Missouri reopened non-essential businesses starting Monday, stay-at-home orders remain in effect in St. Louis city and county until May 18.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up after two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.

The Kansas City Star reported that an outbreak of cases at a senior living facility has officials reconsidering whether to allow restaurants, bars and other large facilities to reopen next week.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said public health officials are testing residents and staff at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff, where seven residents and four staff members tested positive. The facility is home to 80 residents.

Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer said he thought the city had “more cases this week than we’ve had any other week since this outbreak started.”

Lucas said the Health Department had planned to issue guidance Friday for the reopening of restaurants, bars, gyms, museums, the Kansas City Zoo, city-operated playgrounds and government buildings. Now, he said, it’s unclear whether those businesses can reopen as scheduled on May 15.

Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis can resume public masses starting May 18, Archbishop Robert Carlson said Thursday night. Public masses have been suspended within the archdiocese since March 16.

The decision will be left up to each individual parish pastor, according to a news release.